The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (in case citations, E.D. Okla. or E.D.Ok.) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Wagoner. It is based in Muskogee. James H. Payne is the current Chief Judge, Mark F. Green is the current United States Attorney, and Patrick J. Wilkerson has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the U.S. Marshal.
Appeals from the Eastern District of Oklahoma are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The court is housed in the Ed Edmondson U.S. Courthouse in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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